Comment & Opinion

AI and the broadening of your mind
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By NED SEATON The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. 
Apr 20, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — More unsolicited life advice from Uncle Ned, kids. Today's word to the wise: Broaden your mind. This is the opposite of what y...
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The pope plays politics
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics 
Apr 20, 2026
Chicago politics have taken root in Vatican City. Pope Leo XIV may be a man of the cloth, but he is also a Southsider, so it is not surprising that he...
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Don’t kid yourself — there’s no easy fix with Iran
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Apr 20, 2026
Trump’s war with Iran is not popular — and that’s no surprise. Critics of the war are correct about one very important thing: It is messy. The Strait ...
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Stacy Garrity is underfunded and undersupported
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ADRIANA E. RAMIREZ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Apr 20, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Josh Shapiro is popular in Pennsylvania, according to polling and fundraising. Our current governor has raised over $10 million thi...
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Other Voices: His own china shop
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 19, 2026
Winston Churchill once said of the late John Fuster Dulles, U.S. secretary of state, "He is the only bull who carries around his own china shop." Chur...
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Pittsburgh and the NFL draft
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Apr 19, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In middle school, nothing made me happier than going to gym class and seeing the floor hockey nets out. I knew it was going to be a...
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Why high earners are leaving Pa.
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Apr 17, 2026
If you want to understand where Pennsylvania’s economy is headed, don’t start with GDP or job reports. Start with a different number: $2.3 billion. Th...
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Next energy shock could be worse
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MATTHEW KANDRACH 
Apr 17, 2026
With each visit to the gas pump, Americans are beginning to see the limits of “energy dominance.” Despite the United States being the world’s largest ...
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War against Iran has been a disaster
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 16, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — However, and whenever, President Donald Trump’s war against Iran ultimately ends, this much is already clear: It’s been a disaster ...
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I want to hear the bass!
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Apr 15, 2026
I find myself lately agreeing with Meghan Trainor when she sang, “All About That Bass.” I was always about wanting to hear the bass. Like many teens, ...
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Don’t be misled by big marijuana’s latest tactic in Pa.
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DAN BARTKOWIAK RealClearPennsylvania 
Apr 15, 2026
At a moment when concerns about high-potency marijuana are rising nationwide, Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing an industry-backed proposal that wou...
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Was the Obamacare subsidy cliff real?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 14, 2026
It was just six months ago that Senate Democrats shut down the government rather than address the failures of Obamacare. Their rhetoric was dark, warn...
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Government laptops unused or missing
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 14, 2026
The seven governors of the Federal Reserve are supported by a staff of more than 3,000 economists who analyze current fiscal conditions. But, accordin...
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Harris teases run with mob boss misfire
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOE BATTENFELD Boston Herald 
Apr 14, 2026
BOSTON (TNS) — Just when you thought Democrats couldn’t sink any lower, along comes retread Kamala Harris to kiss the ring of Al Sharpton and adopt a ...
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Trump’s war of words with Pope Leo
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Apr 14, 2026
Twenty-two years ago, the U.S. was at war, just as it is today, and a president visited the pope at the Vatican. President George W. Bush’s meeting wi...
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